I have been noticing some of the cool season grasses are starting to green up. A little warm, sunny weather and the green will really start showing up. I just wonder if it will get warm again. What a change.
I am also beginning to get worried about shipping on Friday. Right now the forecast looks......okay, but the have some warnings in it.
HOWEVER THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT NEED TO BE WATCHED. 12Z
ECMWF/GFS RUNS EACH SHOW THE UPPER FLOW REMAINING A BIT MORE
AMPLIFIED AND KEEP THE RIDGE AXIS A BIT FURTHER WEST...AND THIS
COULD POTENTIALLY LEAVE US PRONE TO ADDITIONAL BACKDOOR FRONTING
BY FRIDAY. A POTENTIAL PLAYER IN OUR WEATHER APPEARS TO BE WHAT IS
NOW TYPHOON YAGI OFF OF THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF JAPAN...AS THIS
WILL TRACK TOWARD THE BERING SEA AND GULF OF ALASKA OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. IF THIS FEATURE AIDS IN AMPLIFYING THE RIDGE FURTHER
WEST OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC...WHICH IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE...THAT
WOULD POTENTIALLY LEAVE US IN A COOLER NORTHWEST FLOW FOR DAYS 6
AND 7. WITH SUCH UNCERTAINTY IN HOW WELL THE MODELS WILL HANDLE
YAGI SEE NO REASON TO STRAY FROM GUIDANCE/ENSEMBLE MEAN TEMPS
WHICH ARE NEAR CLIMATOLOGY. DRY FORECAST STILL LOOKS GOOD FOR NOW.
So, of the many things I can worry about for shipping, I get to worry about Typhoon Yagi and how it will affect the weather here come about Friday. If it isn't one thing, it's another.
